42 Results

  • New Vaping Bill: Some important progress but critical gaps remain

    … it also fails to address the number and density of vape store outlets, and the appeal of vaping products.  We … the visibility of vaping products from outside specialist vape retailers and online, and end the use of point-of-sale … omissions; it fails to address the number and density of vape stores, regulate price discounting), or reduce vaping …
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  • Vaping prevalence and trends: Important findings from 2023-24 NZ Health Survey

    … was not statistically significant.  Most people who vape currently (at least monthly) are vaping daily (79% in … 119,000 people and around a quarter of all people who vape daily.  The next highest prevalence was 16.3% (95%CI: … age and gender), Māori were three times more likely to vape than non- Māori (adjusted ratio 2.99, 95% CI: 2.49-3.60) …
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  • What can Aotearoa NZ learn from Australia’s new vaping policies?

    … including proposals that could stop specialist vape stores from setting up businesses near schools, reduce appealing flavour names and require all vape products to have removable batteries. We believe these … products, particularly as dairies develop specialist vape stores within their footprint to circumvent the law and …
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  • Youth vaping addiction: How it happens and why it matters

    … than in comparable countries — 15% of 15-17 year olds vape every day. Nicotine causes minimal physical harm, but … 4 The process often begins with the first cigarette or vape, and drives increasing frequency of use. 5 Cravings can … difficulty concentrating) and/or having to leave class to vape; loss of physical fitness and decreasing participation …
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  • Will liberalising nicotine availability increase quitting?

    … limiting supply of nicotine e-cigarettes to specialist vape stores and pharmacies, to ensure people wishing to quit … time, allowing the sales of e-cigarettes from specialist vape stores and pharmacies , would send a clear message that … and nicotine e-liquid available from specialist vape stores and pharmacies would limit young people’s …
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  • Retailing of vaping products – New NZ Research

    … 2 The proposed Bill enables retailers of specialist R18 vape stores to notify their business to the Ministry of … associated vaping items such as e-liquids, to specialist vape stores. 2   This approach implies all retailers, … of confidence in ENDS. Allowing only licensed specialist vape stores to sell ENDS would help ensure sales staff had …
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  • Vaping prevalence and trends: key findings in the 2022-23 NZ Health Survey

    … in 2022/23. One in four 18-24 year olds were estimated to vape daily in 2022/23, around 110,000 people.     Vaping … daily in 2022/23. Māori were 2.5 times more likely to vape than non-Māori (adjusted prevalence ratio: 2.54; 95%CI: … the most deprived quintiles were 2.8 times more likely to vape than people living in the least deprived quintiles …
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  • What is happening with vaping among adolescents and young adults in Aotearoa?

    … from many countries have found that young people mostly vape with flavoured devices/e-liquids, with fruit and sweet … was ‘I like the flavours’. 13 There are no data on use of vape flavours among youth and young people in Aotearoa. In … most commonly cited as ‘very important’ for choosing a vape were flavour (44%) and nicotine content (43%). 14 Other …
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  • Slight drop in youth vaping but stark ethnic disparities remain

    … In previous Briefings 2 we highlighted that most teens who vape have never smoked regularly, a finding also reflected in … but one likely reason is a greater concentration of vape stores, selling very-low cost vaping products, in … Māori, more than one in five 14-15 year olds continuing to vape daily, and nicotine addiction remains a major concern. …
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  • Do Aotearoa’s new vaping regulations go far enough?

    … measures The new regulations will not allow new specialist vape retailers (SVRs) to operate within 300m of schools or … addicted to nicotine through vaping so they can become vape-free. We welcome steps to protect rangatahi; the … into force in August 2023; these limit the location of new vape shops, reduce the disposable vapes that may be sold, and …
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